lancaster

English - English

Definition of lancaster in English English dictionary

A city in Lancashire, in the northwest of England, UK

A type of four-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during World War 2

A habitational surname

Any of various settlements that take their name from the city in Lancashire. See Lancaster (disambiguation) on Wikipedia for a list

The City of Lancaster, a UK local government district with city status in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status

The House of Lancaster, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose

Fleming Ian Lancaster John of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster house of

The City of Lancaster, a UK local government district with city status in Lancashire in North West England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status

An English surname

{i} borough in northwestern England; royal English family that produced three famous English kings (Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI) ; name of a number of cities in the USA

One of the six heralds of the College of Arms

a city in northwestern England

the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose a city in northwestern England

The camp-town on the river Lune

the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose

Related Terms

Lancaster Gate

often used in British newspapers to mean the English Football Association (FA). Lancaster Gate is a road in West London, where the FA building is

Lancaster Sound

An arm of Baffin Bay between northern Baffin Island and southern Devon Island in central Nunavut, Canada

Burt Lancaster

born Nov. 2, 1913, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 20, 1994, Century City, Calif. U.S. film actor. He toured with circuses as an acrobat in the 1930s and served in North Africa and Italy during World War II. He first appeared in movie houses in The Killers (1946), which made him a star. He was noted for his portrayals of physically tough, emotionally sensitive characters. Lancaster's many films include Come Back, Little Sheba (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), The Rose Tattoo (1955), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Elmer Gantry (1960, Academy Award), The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Leopard (1963), Atlantic City (1981), Local Hero (1983), and Field of Dreams (1989)

Burton Stephen Lancaster

born Nov. 2, 1913, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 20, 1994, Century City, Calif. U.S. film actor. He toured with circuses as an acrobat in the 1930s and served in North Africa and Italy during World War II. He first appeared in movie houses in The Killers (1946), which made him a star. He was noted for his portrayals of physically tough, emotionally sensitive characters. Lancaster's many films include Come Back, Little Sheba (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), The Rose Tattoo (1955), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Elmer Gantry (1960, Academy Award), The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Leopard (1963), Atlantic City (1981), Local Hero (1983), and Field of Dreams (1989)

Ian Lancaster Fleming

born May 28, 1908, London, Eng. died Aug. 12, 1964, Canterbury, Kent British suspense novelist. He worked as a Moscow journalist, banker, stockbroker, naval intelligence officer, and newspaper manager before publishing Casino Royale (1953), the first of 12 novels featuring James Bond, the stylish, high-living secret service agent 007, one of the most successful characters of 20th-century fiction. Packed with violent action, espionage, and sex, all 12 books including From Russia, with Love (1957), Dr. No (1958), Goldfinger (1959), and Thunderball (1961) became popular movies

John of Lancaster

English noble who was regent of England and France (1422-1435) during the early reign of Henry VI

duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt

born March 1340, Ghent died Feb. 3, 1399, London, Eng. English prince, the fourth son of Edward III. John's additional name, "Gaunt" (a corruption of the name of his birthplace, Ghent), was not used after he was three years old; it became the popularly accepted form of his name, however, through its use in William Shakespeare's play Richard II. John served as a commander in the Hundred Years' War against France, then returned to become an important influence in his father's last years as king and in the reign of his nephew Richard II. Through his first wife, John acquired the duchy of Lancaster in 1362, and he was the immediate ancestor of the three 15th-century monarchs of the house of Lancaster: Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI

house of Lancaster

Cadet branch of the house of Plantagenet that provided three kings of England in the 15th century (Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI). The family name first appeared in 1267, when the title of earl of Lancaster was granted to Henry III's son Edmund (1245-96). Edmund's grandson Henry (d. 1361) became the 1st duke of Lancaster, and the inheritance fell to his youngest daughter, Blanche, and to her husband, John of Gaunt. His son, Henry of Lancaster, became King Henry IV, and the duchy of Lancaster was merged in the crown. The Lancaster dynasty ended after the defeat of Henry VI by Edward IV of the house of York (see Wars of the Roses), and the Lancaster claims were passed on to the house of Tudor

Turkish - English

Definition of lancaster in Turkish English dictionary

Related Terms

lancaster hanedanı

Red Rose

Hyphenation

Lan·cas·ter

Turkish pronunciation

länkästır

Pronunciation

/ˈlanˌkastər/ /ˈlænˌkæstɜr/

Etymology

[ 'lan-"kas-t&r, 'la[ng]- ] (biographical name.) From the River Lune + castra (“castle”)